- After school, Frannie sits at the window seat with her brother and looks out at the snow. Her brother signs to her, asking her what she'd do if she could go over to the other side of the highway.
- She tells him that she doesn't care about what's on the other side of the highway; things are fine just as they are here. She likes the community where she lives, and even loves the graffiti that's spray-painted on some of the walls. She thinks it's beautiful.
- She asks Sean who would cross a bridge if one were built from their side of town to the other—who would be the first to go over it?
- Sean says that he wouldn't mind being the first to cross it. But he doesn't know what he'd do once he got there.